Combination-tool.



PATENTED JULY 31, 1-906.

No'.827.l 67.

' R. MASON.

COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED MA E-9,1966.

RICHARD MASON, .oF CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 9,1905. SerialNo- 249.246.

Patented July 31, 1906.

To aJZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, RICHARD MASON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cumberland, in the county of Allegany and State of Maryland,have invented certain new. and

and particular function in a thorough and.

practical manner and the implement as a whole being so'simple as to berenderedvery inexpensive of production.

'To attain the desired object, the invention consists of acombinationtool embodying novel features of construction, combination,

and arrangement of the several im lements for service, substantially asdisclose herein.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of the complete implement ortool, the knifebeing shown in closed position; and Fi 2 represents a'similar view, the knife-blade being shown as open.

dle A, one end of which is provided. with a kerf or recess B,forming theshoulder or abutment to which, at O, is hinged the knife-blade D, andthe other end'of the handle is formed with a shank or stem E providedwith the inclined end F, which is provided with a claw G for pulling thetack, with a spring restin portion H, and on the upper side is formewith a head J to serve as a tack driver or hammer.

I claim The combination tool Eherein described, consisting of thehandle, the stem or shank extending from the inner end of the handle,the head on the shank, the'downward-extending end portion formed on theshank or stem, the upwardly-inclineiclaw formed on said end portion andextending forward, and thedownwardly-inclined spring resting portionformed on said end portion in line with the claw and extending rearwardsaid resting portion having a flanged end.

In testimony whereof I afi ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD MASON.

, Witnesses: My tool is of extremely'simple and inex v pensiveconstruction and comprises the han- RALPH WILLARD, C. S. OFFUTT.

